Monkey
Abandoned baby monkey charms Tokyo zoo visitors by befriending stuffed orangutan
Punch has had some differences with the other monkeys as he has tried to communicate with them, but zookeepers say that is part of the learning process and he is steadily integrating with the troop.
Monkey business: Authorities hunt for missing monkey after truck carrying primates overturns
Monkey business in Ramle ends in cement factory capture as crackdown continues
Watch the scandalous moment: Boxer gave an orangutan an electronic cigarette
What are two Lebanese monkeys doing in a house in the Israel's North?
Inspectors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority collected the monkeys and took them into care.
WATCH: Monkeys found in chains and bathrooms: Israel steps up wildlife rescue efforts
“The captivity of sensitive animals like monkeys causes tremendous harm,” the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Police said in a joint statement.
Authorities find an additional three monkeys across Israel
One of the monkeys was captured in Lod, one in Rishon Lezion, and one in Nof HaGalil, the Nature and Parks Authority stated.
Monkey found chained to dumpster in Jerusalem as police investigate illegal wildlife trade
Throughout the month of March, the Jerusalem Post has covered several separate cases of monkeys and other wildlife being found throughout different communities in Israel.
Monkey rescued in Negev brings total to 12 as police continue wildlife crackdown
Israeli police have discovered another monkey in a Bedouin village, part of a larger wildlife smuggling operation that used drones from Egypt and Jordan to transport animals, weapons, and drugs.
Mystery solved: Lions and monkeys discovered in Israel smuggled in via drones from Egypt, Jordan
Since the beginning of the month, numerous incidences of lions and monkeys being discovered throughout the country have been reported.
WATCH: Police seize ninth monkey, fourth lion cub, as part of crackdown on illegal wildlife
The INPA stressed the dangers of the illegal wildlife trade, stating that smuggled monkeys may carry diseases such as tuberculosis and rabies even if they do not show symptoms.
Have Brazil's Capuchin monkeys reached the Stone Age?
Findings challenge the notion that early hominin stone tools were always intentionally produced.
Israel Police rescue monkey in open area near Rahat
These operations come as part of a widespread effort by the police to locate wild animals held illegally by civilians.
Lion cub missing in Negev, police locate monkey
Israel Police rescued a monkey held illegally in a Bedouin village and returned it to wildlife officials.
